DR. KEVIN LEO YABUT NADAL is a Professor of Psychology at both John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Graduate Center at the City University of New York. He received his doctorate in counseling psychology from Columbia University in New York City and is one of the leading researchers in understanding the impacts of microaggressions, or subtle forms of discrimination, on the mental and physical health of people of color; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people; and other marginalized groups. He has published over 100 works on multicultural issues in the fields of psychology and education.

Praise for Filipino American Psychology: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice, 1st Edition: "Filipino American Psychology: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice is destined to make a major contribution to the field of Asian American psychology and to the larger field of multicultural psychology."—From the Foreword by Derald Wing Sue, PhD Professor of Psychology and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University "Dr. Nadal has done a superb job of locating the experiences of Filipino Americans within the larger scholarship on ethnic minority psychology, while also highlighting the complexity, richness, and uniqueness of their psychological experiences. This book should be a part of everyone's library."—E.J.R. David, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Alaska Anchorage

• Foreword ixPreface xiAcknowledgments xvAbout the Companion Website xviiChapter One Introduction to Filipino American Psychology 1Chapter Two Filipino and Filipino American Cultural Values 27Chapter Three Racial and Ethnic Identity Development for Filipino Americans 45Chapter Four Colonial Mentality of Filipino Americans 63Chapter Five Filipino American Groups and Communities 77Chapter Six Filipino Americans and the Model Minority Myth: Contemporary Experiences in Education, Health, and Society 95Chapter Seven Filipino American Experiences with Gender and Sexual Orientation 113Chapter Eight Multiracial, Multiethnic, and Adopted Filipino Americans 135Chapter Nine Mental Health Experiences and Psychotherapy with Filipino Americans 157Conclusion 183References 185Appendix A: Historical References in the Poem “Ikaw” 205Appendix B: Further Readings and Resources 207Glossary 209About the Author 215Subject Index 217

DR. KEVIN LEO YABUT NADAL is a Professor of Psychology at both John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Graduate Center at the City University of New York. He received his doctorate in counseling psychology from Columbia University in New York City and is one of the leading researchers in understanding the impacts of microaggressions, or subtle forms of discrimination, on the mental and physical health of people of color; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people; and other marginalized groups. He has published over 100 works on multicultural issues in the fields of psychology and education.

Praise for Filipino American Psychology: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice, 1st Edition: "Filipino American Psychology: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice is destined to make a major contribution to the field of Asian American psychology and to the larger field of multicultural psychology."—From the Foreword by Derald Wing Sue, PhD Professor of Psychology and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University "Dr. Nadal has done a superb job of locating the experiences of Filipino Americans within the larger scholarship on ethnic minority psychology, while also highlighting the complexity, richness, and uniqueness of their psychological experiences. This book should be a part of everyone's library."—E.J.R. David, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Alaska Anchorage

• Foreword ixPreface xiAcknowledgments xvAbout the Companion Website xviiChapter One Introduction to Filipino American Psychology 1Chapter Two Filipino and Filipino American Cultural Values 27Chapter Three Racial and Ethnic Identity Development for Filipino Americans 45Chapter Four Colonial Mentality of Filipino Americans 63Chapter Five Filipino American Groups and Communities 77Chapter Six Filipino Americans and the Model Minority Myth: Contemporary Experiences in Education, Health, and Society 95Chapter Seven Filipino American Experiences with Gender and Sexual Orientation 113Chapter Eight Multiracial, Multiethnic, and Adopted Filipino Americans 135Chapter Nine Mental Health Experiences and Psychotherapy with Filipino Americans 157Conclusion 183References 185Appendix A: Historical References in the Poem “Ikaw” 205Appendix B: Further Readings and Resources 207Glossary 209About the Author 215Subject Index 217

DR. KEVIN LEO YABUT NADAL is a Professor of Psychology at both John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Graduate Center at the City University of New York. He received his doctorate in counseling psychology from Columbia University in New York City and is one of the leading researchers in understanding the impacts of microaggressions, or subtle forms of discrimination, on the mental and physical health of people of color; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people; and other marginalized groups. He has published over 100 works on multicultural issues in the fields of psychology and education.

Praise for Filipino American Psychology: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice, 1st Edition: "Filipino American Psychology: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice is destined to make a major contribution to the field of Asian American psychology and to the larger field of multicultural psychology."—From the Foreword by Derald Wing Sue, PhD Professor of Psychology and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University "Dr. Nadal has done a superb job of locating the experiences of Filipino Americans within the larger scholarship on ethnic minority psychology, while also highlighting the complexity, richness, and uniqueness of their psychological experiences. This book should be a part of everyone's library."—E.J.R. David, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Alaska Anchorage

• Foreword ixPreface xiAcknowledgments xvAbout the Companion Website xviiChapter One Introduction to Filipino American Psychology 1Chapter Two Filipino and Filipino American Cultural Values 27Chapter Three Racial and Ethnic Identity Development for Filipino Americans 45Chapter Four Colonial Mentality of Filipino Americans 63Chapter Five Filipino American Groups and Communities 77Chapter Six Filipino Americans and the Model Minority Myth: Contemporary Experiences in Education, Health, and Society 95Chapter Seven Filipino American Experiences with Gender and Sexual Orientation 113Chapter Eight Multiracial, Multiethnic, and Adopted Filipino Americans 135Chapter Nine Mental Health Experiences and Psychotherapy with Filipino Americans 157Conclusion 183References 185Appendix A: Historical References in the Poem “Ikaw” 205Appendix B: Further Readings and Resources 207Glossary 209About the Author 215Subject Index 217